Everest expedition: Disaster hits the expedition

Expedition leader David Hempleman-Adams and his team give daily updates on the progress of their Everest trek

The remains of the truck carrying vital equipment up to Everest Base Camp. No one was killed

One of our trucks went off the road, down a steep bank and landed in a ravine.
It’s unbelievable no-one was killed. The truck is a complete write-off. The
driver and his co-driver are in hospital in Kathmandu with bad injuries, but
the Sherpa was ok with a minor ankle injury. None of the team was in the
truck which was transporting our equipment to Everest Base Camp.

It happened about 10pm Saturday night when we were in our camp. We were due to
meet the trucks at the border into Tibet when we were told there had been an
accident. When I realised what had happened I thought the expedition was
over. After seeing the truck smashed up I thought that was it. Our gear was
strewn around the truck, some covered in kerosene. Everyone pulled together,
including the porters, to get all the equipment into another truck.